Research and Markets: High Level of Competition between Emerging and …4-traders (press release)The RA market contains several of the most profitable therapies across the entire drug industry. Humira (adalimumab), Rituxan (rituximab) Remicade (inflixi…

Impact of anti-rheumatic treatment on immunogenicity of pandemic H1N1 …7thSpace Interactive (press release)RA patients on rituximab had significantly lower (P <0.001) and SpA on anti-TNF monotherapy significantly better response rates compared to …

Insights On Genetic Origins of Disease, Treatment StrategiesScience Daily (press release)Turning the focus to the understanding of drugs, one study identifies the specific cellular mechanism of the commonly used drug lenalidomide and a second concludes…

Pharmacists, Students Improve Organ Donation RatesPharmacy Practice NewsDesensitization typically involves plasmapheresis and/or a combination of medications, such as IV immunoglobulin and rituximab, to reduce the amount and strength of circulating ant…

Choosing the Right In Vitro Test for Your MonoclonalGenetic Engineering NewsConsider Rituximab, a mAb approved for the treatment of lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis. Rituximab works by recognizing a specific protein, CD20, that sits on the surface of …

Arthritis Patients: Get Your Flu ShotsArthritis TodayA recent literature review that examined 12 studies on the subject found that methotrexate decreases the response to the pneumonia vaccine and possibly the flu vaccine, and rituximab decreases the re…